"You're as good at coaxing people as ever!" Linlin said, but a helpless smile was on her face.
"Hmph, hmph!" Milim proudly placed her hands on her hips.
The group soon returned to Totto Land, and everyone's life returned to a peaceful routine.
Milim still wandered around every day, sometimes running off to play with the giants, other times flying up into the sky to sleep. You could find Milim anywhere but where serious work was being done!
Another year passed. The seas remained incredibly calm, except for the fact that the Rocks' lineup had expanded once again, and for some unknown reason, Xia Qi had gone to Hachinosu Island to open a tavern.
If it weren't for Milim having Xia Qi's Den Den Mushi, she and the others would probably still be in the dark about it.
But since it was Xia Qi's own decision, Milim and the others couldn't really say much.
The food crisis in the giant kingdom of Elbaf had been greatly alleviated. Moreover, among the people who had recently come to Totto Land, the proportion of giants had significantly increased.
Furthermore, the giant kingdom had stopped supplying giants to the Marines, which caused the relationship between Elbaf and the World Government to become very tense.
It was clear that during this time, Harald's views had also undergone some changes. However, due to some special reasons, he had not yet fully decided to bet everything on Totto Land.
Recently, some issues had also been troubling Totto Land. The islands in the surrounding waters were clearly not enough, struggling to accommodate its population of nearly a million people, not to mention the many giants who had arrived within the year.
Islands too far from Spring Island were obviously very difficult to control, and it was impossible to guarantee the safety of the citizens living on them.
Therefore, everyone had been considering how to move the islands closer to Spring Island.
But after much discussion, they concluded that with the current level of technology, it was impossible to move islands safely. They could only rely on the power of Devil Fruits!
The only Devil Fruits confirmed to be able to move islands safely were the Float-Float Fruit and the Isle-Isle Fruit. Other fruits could potentially make a mess of the island.
Take Milim, for example. When she heard they needed islands, she volunteered and went to a small, uninhabited deserted island, wanting to use her own strength to push it to Spring Island.
The end result was that the deserted island was split in two by Milim's immense power. After that, no one dared to let Milim move islands casually again.
The plan to transport islands was temporarily on hold until the Isle-Isle Fruit could be found. As for asking Shiki to use his Float-Float Fruit to transport islands, no one even considered it.
First, Shiki's personality was hard to trust. Second, the Rocks Pirates were clearly furious at the moment, and news had spread from Hachinosu Island that its treasure had been stolen.
It was obviously not the right time for cooperation.
In terms of commerce, the "My World" game console was extremely popular with merchants of the sea, attracting a virtually endless stream of them to Totto Land to buy and sell.
This made the already prosperous Totto Land even more bustling.
Indeed, because Totto Land was growing so rapidly, spies from various factions were sent to investigate every day.
However, thanks to Milim's Dragon Eye, she would use [Dragon Star Diffusion Blast] to pinpoint and eliminate spies every three days. Because of this, the spies were unable to transmit any accurate information.
In the field of technology, Vegapunk truly lived up to his name as a super scientist 500 years ahead of the world. As long as you gave him a direction, he could always create a miracle.
After a year of relentless effort, Vegapunk had finally developed the first-generation Gundam. Moreover, this Gundam could be mass-produced immediately. The only reason it couldn't be mass-produced now was the lack of a sufficient power supply.
Vegapunk led everyone to his laboratory to show them the first finished product, which had been built at the cost of countless resources.
"I call it Gundam Unit 1." As the curtain fell.
The main color scheme was dominated by bright blue, white, and red. White covered the main frame of the torso, arms, and legs. Blue was used for the shoulder armor, the outer part of the upper arms, and the outer part of the leg joints. Red adorned the chest heat vents, shoulder edges, wrist guards, and ankle armor. The color contrast was sharp and highly recognizable.
The head featured a square "V-fin." Milim's eyes lit up as she saw it; she had personally adjusted this classic design bit by bit.
Vegapunk proudly introduced the Gundam's specific data to the group.
"Head height: 18.0 meters. Overall height: 18.5 meters. Base weight: 43.4 tons. Full weight: 60.0 tons. Generator output: 1380 KW. Thruster propulsion: 55,500 KG. Sensor detection effective radius: 5700 meters. Time for a 180° turn: 1.5 seconds."
"The combat power it can unleash is completely comparable to an average Vice Admiral. Furthermore, the materials required for its development are not expensive. The main difficulty lies in the energy source."
"However!" Vegapunk winked at Milim, who grinned and gave him a thumbs-up. "Milim already knows the exact location of the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit."
"As long as we find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, personnel will no longer be an issue. Then we can mass-produce Gundams, and our mid-tier strength will be greatly enhanced!"
After speaking, Vegapunk naturally spread his arms, ready to receive everyone's applause.
Just as Vegapunk expected, everyone stared at the Gundam in a daze, but they applauded without a moment's hesitation.
All the others looked at Vegapunk with awe. This time, they truly understood the immense impact that technology could have on development!
To train a single warrior with the strength of a Vice Admiral, a nation would have to spend a vast amount of resources and time. But for Vegapunk, all that was needed were materials and energy to mass-produce Vice Admiral-level machines.
As the applause died down, Vegapunk began to speak about the Gundam's shortcomings: "It can be operated with simple artificial intelligence, but to truly and perfectly unleash the Gundam's combat potential, or even surpass its originally designed capabilities..."
"...someone must enter the Gundam and pilot it personally. If the person inside can use Armament Haki and its external emission, that would be even better."
Although this was a minor issue, it was not a problem in the grand scheme of strengthening Totto Land. Those with insufficient physical potential could now walk another path to greatness through the Gundams
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